I don't think I have ever given Sander his due - this video, particularly in 4K, is superlative! We (ok, that's an assumption) are all impressed and delighted with Summer's knowledge, enthusiasm and presenting skills, but Sander's filming really hits home! Having great flowers, planting etc helps... But he really shows it all well
Thank you! I'll pass on the good word to him. He and I always tag team. He gets the wide shots and drone shots, then I get the close-ups. Because we've learned from our other channel-people want to see more plants-up close and personal. He's taught me a lot about filming as well.
For a young lady you know a lot more plants then I. I too live in the Finger Lakes and flowers keep me sane. All plants have a purpose. We need to pick and choose which are pesky and weed. Having a meadow will bring in all the plants that we call weeds! Beating your grass makes it a challenge. Bagging your grass a Few passes around your beds will help keep them at bay. Great job! Enjoy
T;hank you Summer for this great tour and reminding me why I left my home with perennial beds, wetlands and wild areas. It was a great journey and happy to have had the opportunity to be one with Mother Nature. You are very talented, smart and young. I love your channels and your attitude. Take care my friend.
Looks like you're continuing with flowers and grasses there. A quicker fill-in might be low-growth fruit hedges, 2-4 feet: short lemony quince, aronia, blueberry, ribes, spiked by an occasional flying dragon orange. Or non-fruiting hedges and beds of rapidly spreading flowers like rudbeckia, quick and easy. Beds of mosses if they'll take there. More low-growth evergreen bushes would seem to fit too and do the weeding for you. Everything doesn't need to be a mosaic. Dominant swaths of select plantings have their appeal and function too, a relaxed simplicity.
Love the sea theme for that one bed..such great ideas and planning ..as much as you know about plants you need some interns..to teach em what is a weed and what's not a weed..while they help clean the bed up..lol
Thank you Ms.Summer. Good luck and may your weeds uproot easily for you. I have a very invasive coral berry and grape vine that I’ve been battling this summer in a newly created garden space. 😱🌺💚🙃
i would be interested in knowing how you budget for every garden: it seems like a lot goes into it in terms of good dirt, other materials and then all the plants? if you ever want to make something like that it would be interesting for a beginner to get a sense of roughly how to budget and for how much, where to get plants etc.
On a rose arch it's best to grow roses from both sides. That way you get even growth and coverage. White roses would glow in the evening. There are some wonderful scented, continuous-flowering climbers. I would do a lot of research and find out which ones thrive in your particular climate/zone/rainfall. Choose modern, very healthy breeding.
I suppose it will depend on how beastly a rose cultivar grows (or does not grow). There are some very nice varieties that tend to grow shorter and less robust than others, which would lend way to planting on both sides, as you suggested. I also just sourced some Clematis for the side of the house that grows no more than 6-8 feet tall, which is a benefit because I didn't want it to overtake the gutters and the roof-in the event something needs to get cleaned, fixed or changed out. But for rose advice, luckily there is Lee from Der Rosenmeister Nursery! ua-cam.com/video/g5SKH3sF_7c/v-deo.html
any thoughts about how to maintain so much garden and meadow space? seems like it can quickly get out of control - that happens to me quite often! you almost need a full time staff to maintain something this ambitious
Yes indeed, these gardens can QUICKLY be over run by the meadow and prairie areas. Yes, Summer needs a full time gardener or maybe 'she is it'. I left my 25 year old perennial gardens for this reason. My husband and I couldn't stand to see them go wild. I myself maintained the flower beds and hubby the hard scape until the day we moved. We are in our seventies and knew when to call it quits. It was a wonderful journey and very happy to have created a beautiful landscape. Summer is young and smart...great combination.
Fascinating! Haven't had to deal with that issue myself so I don't have any rabbit scare tactics and think it's silly to say "fence that thyme in". Perhaps plant something even yummier for them?
I stopped mowing a section of my lawn. A big section. And it looks terrible. What looks even more terrible ? A lawn. Sorry for anyone that doesn't understand, nature knows best. YES its full of WEEDS that people fight all their lives to remove from their properties. I'm so happy about it. I've done nothing all summer with it while I plant natives other places, and it's feeding rabbits, crickets and other wildlife. It's not about pretty colours, or eye candy. It's about letting nature be nature.
I don't think I have ever given Sander his due - this video, particularly in 4K, is superlative! We (ok, that's an assumption) are all impressed and delighted with Summer's knowledge, enthusiasm and presenting skills, but Sander's filming really hits home! Having great flowers, planting etc helps... But he really shows it all well
Thank you! I'll pass on the good word to him. He and I always tag team. He gets the wide shots and drone shots, then I get the close-ups. Because we've learned from our other channel-people want to see more plants-up close and personal. He's taught me a lot about filming as well.
For a young lady you know a lot more plants then I. I too live in the Finger Lakes and flowers keep me sane. All plants have a purpose. We need to pick and choose which are pesky and weed. Having a meadow will bring in all the plants that we call weeds! Beating your grass makes it a challenge. Bagging your grass a Few passes around your beds will help keep them at bay. Great job! Enjoy
T;hank you Summer for this great tour and reminding me why I left my home with perennial beds, wetlands and wild areas. It was a great journey and happy to have had the opportunity to be one with Mother Nature. You are very talented, smart and young. I love your channels and your attitude. Take care my friend.
Glad you can enjoy the videos and the experience :)
It makes me happy to see weeds at your place. It’s amazing how fast they take over.
Thank you for being you! 💚💚💚
Wouldn't know who else to be!
The yellow garden. I like the thought of that😊
Looks like you're continuing with flowers and grasses there. A quicker fill-in might be low-growth fruit hedges, 2-4 feet: short lemony quince, aronia, blueberry, ribes, spiked by an occasional flying dragon orange. Or non-fruiting hedges and beds of rapidly spreading flowers like rudbeckia, quick and easy. Beds of mosses if they'll take there. More low-growth evergreen bushes would seem to fit too and do the weeding for you. Everything doesn't need to be a mosaic. Dominant swaths of select plantings have their appeal and function too, a relaxed simplicity.
I love your garden updates, I really appreciate the plant labels.
Glad you can gain info for your own plantings and ideas with the plant labels on screen.
Golden gown aglow,
Floral garden's vibrant show,
Nature's grace on flow.
White roses on the arbor would bring brightness at night
the work never ends, darn those pesky weeds and grasses! keep up the good work, you are an inspiration!
You might want to make a Flock photo calendar, before it snows. ❤
Love the sea theme for that one bed..such great ideas and planning ..as much as you know about plants you need some interns..to teach em what is a weed and what's not a weed..while they help clean the bed up..lol
Sometimes managing interns is more work than weeding!
I do appreciate how much work that will be... best to you on this particular transformation
For the rose arch, have you guys thought about using one of those yellow to peach flower varieties? Could connect nicely with those beds
Thank you Ms.Summer. Good luck and may your weeds uproot easily for you. I have a very invasive coral berry and grape vine that I’ve been battling this summer in a newly created garden space. 😱🌺💚🙃
Once the silver mound has finished it's flowering, it can be sheared way back and will grow a second flush of foliage.
I can see the end result in my head. A lot if work but consider what you’ve done already. Slow and steady.
i would be interested in knowing how you budget for every garden: it seems like a lot goes into it in terms of good dirt, other materials and then all the plants? if you ever want to make something like that it would be interesting for a beginner to get a sense of roughly how to budget and for how much, where to get plants etc.
On a rose arch it's best to grow roses from both sides. That way you get even growth and coverage. White roses would glow in the evening. There are some wonderful scented, continuous-flowering climbers. I would do a lot of research and find out which ones thrive in your particular climate/zone/rainfall. Choose modern, very healthy breeding.
I suppose it will depend on how beastly a rose cultivar grows (or does not grow). There are some very nice varieties that tend to grow shorter and less robust than others, which would lend way to planting on both sides, as you suggested. I also just sourced some Clematis for the side of the house that grows no more than 6-8 feet tall, which is a benefit because I didn't want it to overtake the gutters and the roof-in the event something needs to get cleaned, fixed or changed out. But for rose advice, luckily there is Lee from Der Rosenmeister Nursery! ua-cam.com/video/g5SKH3sF_7c/v-deo.html
It’s beautiful.
Slowly coming together.... :)
A type would to plant heavily with ground covers. That will be a game changer by not allowing weeds to spread so easily.
any thoughts about how to maintain so much garden and meadow space? seems like it can quickly get out of control - that happens to me quite often! you almost need a full time staff to maintain something this ambitious
Yes indeed, these gardens can QUICKLY be over run by the meadow and prairie areas. Yes, Summer needs a full time gardener or maybe 'she is it'. I left my 25 year old perennial gardens for this reason. My husband and I couldn't stand to see them go wild. I myself maintained the flower beds and hubby the hard scape until the day we moved. We are in our seventies and knew when to call it quits. It was a wonderful journey and very happy to have created a beautiful landscape. Summer is young and smart...great combination.
awesome! ... great ideas! ..... inspirational, mahalo
Godspeed
Shasta daisies to cover the ground
How is the orchard, fruit tree rows going?
I tried to grow some Creeping Thyme, but the rabbits keep eating it. How do I stop them?
Fascinating! Haven't had to deal with that issue myself so I don't have any rabbit scare tactics and think it's silly to say "fence that thyme in". Perhaps plant something even yummier for them?
I stopped mowing a section of my lawn. A big section. And it looks terrible. What looks even more terrible ? A lawn. Sorry for anyone that doesn't understand, nature knows best. YES its full of WEEDS that people fight all their lives to remove from their properties. I'm so happy about it. I've done nothing all summer with it while I plant natives other places, and it's feeding rabbits, crickets and other wildlife. It's not about pretty colours, or eye candy. It's about letting nature be nature.